New opportunities for the Greek tourism because of the prolongation of the negotiations for Brexit. This is true especially since the British, which is also the second most important market of inbound tourism for Greece, can now move on with less stress in bookings for the summer of 2019.

Based on the latest World Travel Tourism Council (WWTC) data, the world travel and tourism industry contributed 319 million jobs last year worldwide, having created 1 out of 5 new jobs overall in recent years, with forecasts for the next decade projecting an additional 100 million new jobs.

The dynamic performance of the tourism sector appears to be driving Greece’s ailing construction industry, which is seeing the first signs of recovery after the debt crisis which gripped the country in 2007.